Schwarze Röcke, seidne Strümpfe

Schwarze Röcke, seidne Strümpfe,
Weiße, höfliche Manschetten,
Sanfte Reden, Embrassieren -
Ach, wenn sie nur Herzen hätten!

Herzen in der Brust, und Liebe,
Warme Liebe in dem Herzen -
Ach, mich tötet ihr Gesinge
Von erlognen Liebesschmerzen.

Auf die Berge will ich steigen,
Wo die frommen Hütten stehen,
Wo die Brust sich frei erschließet,
Und die freien Lüfte wehen.

Auf die Berge will ich steigen,
Wo die dunklen Tannen ragen,
Bäche rauschen, Vögel singen,
Und die stolzen Wolken jagen.

Lebet wohl, ihr glatten Säle!
Glatte Herren, glatte Frauen!
Auf die Berge will ich steigen,
Lachend auf euch niederschauen.

Translation(s): ENG FRE

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Authorship

• by Heinrich Heine (1797 - 1856), "Prolog", appears in Buch der Lieder, in Aus der Harzreise, no. 1 [ author's text checked 1 time]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive)

• by Christian Bruhn (b. 1934), "Schwarze Röcke, seidne Strümpfe" [voice and orchestra], from Heine-Lieder, no. 9. [
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• by Helmut Frommhold , "Schwarze Röcke, seidne Strümpfe" [voice and guitar] [
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• by (Richard Gustav) Heinz Tiessen (1887 - 1971), "Prolog zur Harzreise", op. 55 (Drei Lieder nach Gedichten von Heinrich Heine) no. 3, published 1951. [soprano and piano] [
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• Also set in English, a translation by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , title unknown FRE by Michael Garrett.
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Other available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

• FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , title 1: "Prologue", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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